A weekend in the Peak District with older parents
2 days For older parents & grandparents Built from visitor-rated places
This is a weekend built around short hops rather than long days. On day one, Alport Height, a National Trust spot, leads to lunch at The Feather Star, just 1.9 miles away. It's a pub with a 5/5 food hygiene rating that opens at 12:00 from Tuesday to Saturday. High Peak Junction, a museum, is only another 2.1 miles on, so the afternoon is about the visit, not the car.
Day two has the trip's one longer drive, 27.7 miles to the Gate Piers to Lyme Park, also National Trust. After that it's a 2.4-mile hop to Adlington Petting Farm. Base yourselves in Buxton: Joseph Apartment and The Savoy are each 0.2 miles from Buxton station. Joseph Apartment sleeps six, and all four of our cottages have EV charging nearby. Edale is the nearest station to the Peak District. We don't hold step-free or seating details for these stops, so a quick call ahead is worthwhile.
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Day 1
A compact day: Alport Height to The Feather Star is 1.9 miles, then 2.1 miles on to High Peak Junction, so there are just 4 miles of driving in total. The pub opens at 12:00 Tuesday to Saturday but not until 16:00 on Mondays, so save this day for when lunch is being served.
Day 2
Allow a relaxed start for the 27.7-mile drive from High Peak Junction to the Gate Piers to Lyme Park, the only longer leg of the weekend. Adlington Petting Farm is then just 2.4 miles away for an easy afternoon.
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- Edale 1.2 miles
- Hope (Derbyshire) 2.9 miles
- Bamford 4.6 miles
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